*Sniff* Like all of your work, wonderful. For once, however, I believe I found a small mistake: "Some of my kind consider them amusing. A small divergence from the dreariness of steady routine of the eons. But to creatures who can sing the song of the stars, how can life be boring? Others consider them amusing. I find nothing about them amusing. Not their sharp steel weapons or their stubborn determination to die. It is a pity, a terrible waste of that spark we call life. I call these hunters fools, idiots. Vain little beings destined to die."
Unless I misunderstood, this says "Some of mind consider them amusing... Others consider them amusing"

I was so sure I'd reviewed this! Well, darn *that*. This is neat. It has a good storytelling cadence - you get that with the good stuff. It has that rhythm all the way through. I like the battle choreography - well-managed bloodshed. And the ending neatly circles round.

Couple of errors I'll correct, to be of use: "the priests' blessing will..." "That obviously does not happen."